Mom-of-two Jessica Alba posed for pics at The Honest Company at Target one-year anniversary event on Wednesday (April 29) in Los Angeles, Calif.
“I don’t have any tricks,” Alba told TODAY at the event. “I just feel guilty all the time and I feel like I’m never doing the right thing,” she said about trying to balance her career and motherhood.
Although she does have one tried and true trick up her sleeve.
“I just pray that my kids are happy,” she said of daughters Honor, 6 1/2 and Haven, 3 1/2.
“If they’re giggling more than they’re crying, and if they’re curious and talkative, then I know they’re good,” she added. “And if that ever stops, and if I see that there’s a problem, then I stop everything and focus on that. That’s my litmus test on whether I’m extending myself too much or spreading myself too thin.”
As for her hopes for her daughters, the A-list mom is keeping things in perspective.
“I just want them to be kind. I actually only care about that more than anything,” she said. “And have empathy. And compassion. Have a bigger perspective. That, more than anything, is the most important thing for our kids.”
When Us asked Alba about her diet and fitness tips, the Sin City star, 34, says it’s all about moderation.
“I try to eat fairly healthy as far as like organic and fresh, but I don’t stay away from any foods,” Alba said. “I don’t eat a lot of processed foods — maybe that’s kind of the biggest thing — but it’s not like I never eat processed. Like, I love chips, and I love snacks and stuff, I just don’t eat a lot of it.”
As for getting her girls to eat their fruits and veggies, the actress says she tries her best.
“I make them just try it, even if they don’t like it,” Alba dished. “Honor is like ‘I don’t like mushrooms,’ and I’m like, ‘Well, just have one bite’…I just figure if I keep, once a week or once every other week, have her at least try it again and try it again and try it again, maybe we’ll have a break through moment.”
She added: “But, it’s not an option for them to eat vegetables. It’s like you have to eat vegetables in your meal somehow…or else you’re gonna be in deep trouble!”
Mama’s got some chops!
Just hours after papa Nick Cannon shared some family pics, pop superstar Mariah Carey Instagrammed a video to celebrate “Dem Babies” on their 4th birthday. “Happy birthday to my angels Moroccan and Monroe, “our love is supernatural”. Love you indefinitely, mommy,” the Grammy Award-winning singer, 45, captioned the clip.
In the video, Mariah is joined by a large group of family and friends singing a beautiful rendition of Happy Birthday to the twins on their 4th birthday.
Moroccan and Monroe – a.k.a. “Roc and Roe” or “Dem Babies” – were born on April 30, which was also Nick and Mariah’s wedding anniversary. The estranged couple would have been celebrating their 7th year of marriage.
On Monday, Mariah opened up about co-parenting with her soon-to-be ex-husband.
“They’re always with me. They’re with me or they’re with their father,” she said of the twins.
The Hero hitmaker went on to talk about keeping a united front for their kids.
“It is what it is and I would never just be like, ‘I’m going, you’re not going to be with me.’ They wouldn’t understand that,” Carey shared. “So they’re the most important thing to me. Their family is going to be here. They’re going to be great. They do their own thing.”
Happy birthday to my angels Moroccan and Monroe, “our love is supernatural”. Love you indefinitely, mommy.
A video posted by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey) on Apr 30, 2015 at 8:23pm PDT